E. Nusa Tenggara short teachers

E. Nusa Tenggara short teachers ~

KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Children throughout East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) face a shortage of teachers from kindergarten to senior high school, officials said.

The deputy secretary of the provincial teachers support committee, Ismail Kasim, said on Wednesday the committee had invited the head of the education department in each regency to outline their demand for teachers. The meeting is slated for next week.

The province could then develop a proposal for Jakarta with a detailed account of how many and what type of teachers they needed, Ismail said.

He estimated the province would need some 18,000 teachers.

Starting June, 4,457 teachers from other parts of the country will be posted in East Nusa Tenggara, Ismail said. -- Antara